Process GasCompressor

OIL AND GAS•Gas re-injection for specialapplications (corrosive gases,low speed requirements, etc.)REFINERIES•Hydrogen and hydrogen mixgases for hydro processing,including HDSPETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY•Process applications forhydrocarbon gases•Booster/primary compressorsfor low density polyethylene(ldPE) plantsCHEMICAL INDUSTRY•Difficult gas applications suchas chlorine, hydrogen chloride,hydrogen sulfide, etc.
10 000 100 00010 0001000 (psia) (bar abs) 100

Design Features

•Oil-free or lubricated com-pression•Vertical or horizontal balancedopposed design•Single and/or double compart-ment distance piece•Advanced tribologicaltechnology for oil-freeapplications such as hydrogen compression•Large variety of compressorsizes•Simple and robust compres-sor design•According to API 618specification•Designed for long life andeasy maintenance•Discharge pressure up to1’000 bar•Flow up to 100’000 m3/h•Shaft power up to 9’700 kW
special application 100010010 lubricated non-lubricated Performance range of Burckhardt Compression reciprocating process gas compressors Discharge pressure 100010 000100 000100100010 000100 000(scfm)(Nm3/h)Flow

PROCESS GASCOMPRESSORS:Expertly Manufactured,Easily Maintained

Markets and Applications

Industrial Gas Applications •Hydrogen compression forbottle filling, pipelines andother applications•Carbon dioxide •High pressure air for processapplications

Hyper Compressor

Design Features Markets and Applications

•Components designed forlong lifetime and high safetyrequirements•Easy maintenance•High availability of compres-sor (crucial for continuous process operation)•Auxiliary crosshead to assuresafe operation and extendedlifetime of high pressurepacking•Distance pieces avoid gasleakage to the crankcase•Discharge pressure up to3’500 bar•Flow more than100’000 Nm3/h•Shaft power up to 35’000 kW •Petrochemical industry for lowdensity polyethylene (ldPE)plants

Valves and compressorsfrom the same supplier

HYPER:Secondaryto None

Burckhardt Compressionensures long and trouble-freeoperating times by manufac-turing the appropriate valves: Burckhardt Compressionvalves •For clean and dry gases,frictionless valve plateguiding, various materialsavailable Manley
® valves, licensed byBurckhardt Compression •For gases bearing liquid orhard solid particles, various materials available
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